Hi Guys/Gals

Please vote for your one favorite song of Suraiya ji!

(Duets like Tu mera chand are not included in this list!)

Cheers
Parag

Voted for "dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum"

Nuktacheen hai gham-e-dil

Yeh kaisi ajab dastan ho gayi hain
chhupate chhupate bayaan ho gayi hain..

Rustom Sohrab (1963)
Sajjad Husain

another one i like is

Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak
kaun jita hain tere julf ke sar hone tak..

Mirza Ghalib ( 1954)
Ghulam Mohammad

Naina dewaane ek nahin maane.........

nuktacheen hai ghame dil
isko sunaye na bane
ya bane baat jahan
baat banaye na bane

- Mirza Ghalib

Voted for "Murli wale murli baja" from Dillagi (1949)- Music: Naushad

I have voted for
" Woh paas rahe yah door rahe"
But my favourite songs are not on the list, both duets with Rafi..'Tarari tarari' from Dastaan and 'Beqaraara hai koyi' from Shama Parvana

I think we can have another poll for the duets ! Suraiya ji has sung some nice duets with Rafi saab, Talat saab and Mukesh ji. No clue if she has any with Kishoreda, Manna Dey ji and Lata ji, Asha ji ??

Also only one with Geetaji in Afsar ! No idea if she has any with other singers like Suman Kalyanpur, Hemantda, Mahendra Kapoor, Shamshad Beghum etc ?

It would be great if some one having info, please share !

Cheers
Parag

Parag she has sung many duets with Shyaam,Saigal,G.M.Durrani also with Lata mangeshkar, Shamshad begum, Rajkumari and Asha Bhonsle..
Sanam, Afsar, Station master are a few movies i can think of..
But i do not know of any of her songs with either Mannadey, Hemant or Kishore kumar..

My vote would be for " Raheye ab aise jagah chlkar janhe koi na ho"
from Mirza Galib. I think it is one her best solo.

Ramesh

My very favorite 2 Suraiya melodies are :

1. tum meet mere tum praan mere (Jeet, Anil Biswas)
2. meraa diladaar na milaayaa (Shama Parwana, Husnlal Bhagatram)

Such beautiful renditions. And she sounds so wonderful even in her last song, "ye kaisi ajab daastaan" from "Rustom Sohrab". Truly a timeless legend..

Regards,
Shriram

Hi Shriram, would you happen to have the first song ?

It will be great if you can share it !

Thanks for your comments.

Regards
Parag

Yes I do Parag. Attaching it herewith. Hope you enjoy this beautiful song.

Regards,
ShriramClick to view attachment

Hi Shriram, many thanks for this kind gesture. I really appreciate it.
I have uploaded 15 CDQ songs from collection. Most of them are popular songs, please have a look and see if anything is missing from your collection

Cheers
Parag

I would certainly go for

'Manmor huva matwala, ye kisne jaadu dala...'

My vote would also go the Noorie way to Nukkachi Hai Gham-e-Dil.

Incidentally, one of the songs on your list ,"Sham-e-Bahar Aayi" is a duet with Rafi Saab. But, I thought that you had meant this only for her solos!

Venkat

Usha,

Where are you? Why are you 'Away'? Such a knowledgeable person as yourself deciding to desert us! What a pity.

Come back, girl. I am sure that will gladden many hearts and you will be a very valued member, as ever.

Venkat

I like many of her songs but have voted for Dhadakthe dil ki tamannao mein....